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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

langan

/lˈæŋɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
lan-gan
IPA
/lˈæŋɡən/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Longáin (“descendant of Longán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of long (“tall”) or long (“ship”), thus a nickname for a seafarer.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Langans (plural)

Rhymes With

mangan

Questions

How do you pronounce langan?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈæŋɡən/.
What does langan mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does langan come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce langan

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